Legio XI Germania

Legio XI Germania was a legion of the Roman Republic raised in 9 AD by Emperor Augustus for his war against the Germanic tribes in Germania. The legion was wiped out at the Battle of Unsleben.

History
Legio XI Germania was raised in 9 AD in Noricum by Emperor Augustus, who gave command of the legion to Dionysius Iovinianus. The legion's goal was to help Germanicus in his campaign in Germania against the Suebi, and it was made up of 1,000 troops by the time that it was deployed in 12 AD. The army marched into the present-day region of Bavaria in Germany, but it was ambushed by the Suebi at the Battle of Unsleben. Of its 1,078 troops, only 273 Romans survived the bloody battle. The legion disbanded, and Iovinianus committed suicide due to this dishonor.